TNS/R Native Application Migration Guide

Glossary
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native object file
native object file. See TNS/R native object file.
native object file tool. See noft utility.
native process. See TNS/R native process.
nld utility. The native link editor (nld) utility collects, links, and modifies code and data
blocks from one or more object files to produce a target TNS/R native object file. The
nld utility is similar to the Binder program used in the TNS development environment.
NMCOBOL compiler. A native compiler for the COBOL85 language.
noft utility. The native object file tool (noft) utility reads and displays information from
TNS/R native object files.
NonStop Kernel. The operating system for HP NonStop systems.
NonStop Kernel Open System Services (OSS). An application program interface (API) to
the NonStop Kernel and associated tools and utilities. For a more complete definition,
see Open System Services (OSS).
NonStop Series (TNS). HP computers that support the NonStop Kernel and that are based
on complex instruction-set computing (CISC) technology. TNS processors implement
the TNS instruction set. Systems with these processors are the NonStop Cyclone,
NonStop CLX 800, and NonStop CLX/R 1100 systems. Contrast with “HP NonStop
Series/RISC (TNS/R).”
NonStop Series/RISC (TNS/R). HP computers that support the NonStop Kernel and that
are based on reduced instruction-set computing (RISC) technology. TNS/R processors
implement the RISC instruction set and are upwardly compatible with the TNS system-
level architecture. TNS/R processors include the NSR-L and NSR-N processors.
Systems with these processors include the NonStop K1000, K2000. K10000, and
K20000 systems. Contrast with “HP NonStop Series (TNS).”
object file. A file generated by a compiler, Binder, or linker that contains machine
instructions and other information needed to construct the executable code spaces and
initial data for a process. The file might be a complete program that is ready for
immediate execution, or it might be incomplete and require linking with other object
files before execution.
Open System Services (OSS). An open system environment available for interactive or
programmatic use with the NonStop Kernel. Processes that run in the OSS
environment use the OSS application program interface; interactive users of the OSS
environment use the OSS shell for their command interpreter. Contrast with
“Guardian.”
OSS. See Open System Services (OSS).